fall chicks

Hi! I'm a new chicken owner. I have six 9-week-old silkies. I just put their coop/run together. Can I leave the floor just as is, or should I put something down like mulch or sand? I heard straw is suitable for the winter. It gets pretty cold here in the winter. The picture below is of the...

Is it a risk to get baby chicks in the fall weather? I would get them next week, September 1st. This puts them fully feathered at 6 weeks and brings me to mid October weather in Massachusetts. Which can be warm or chilly but not cold. Will they be too cold come December? Will they make it...

I have a two day old chick who is very active and is almost ready to be moved to a brooder. I opened the incubator a crack to refill the water (for humidity) and the chick slipped out and ran right off the table. She fell two feet onto carpet and after I put her back in the incubator she seemed...

Im considering getting chicks, but Im worried that it will be too cold to put them outside by the time that they are old enough. I live in Rhode Island so it can get pretty cold even in October. I just wanted to make sure it's okay to expose them to the cold weather so suddenly. thank you!

I'm in NKY & looking into buying some Black Australorp female chicks come this fall. I'd want to go pick them up -- everything that comes through out USPS smells like heavy perfume/detergent. I don't wanna expose chicks to that. blah. Would prefer that the laying hens were fed non-GMO & would be...

Hello, We have three pullets who hatched mid September, and I’m guessing they should start laying as soon as it’s “spring” enough for them— as they seem quite mature now. We’re pretty north in the Midwest so it’s still only 10.5 hours sunrise to sunset and in the 20-30s here. Just curious, if...

Hi all, Been lurking a while but could use some advice on this new trio we just started. My old girl, Dahlia, is a GL Wyandotte whose one-and-only 11-year-old flockmate died this weekend. I put up a Speckled Sussex, Welsummer, and barred Rock in a 20gal tank with a 125w IR bulb in my draft-free...

This is my first year of raising chicks during pumpkin spice time and wondered what to expect. My (early)spring chicks start laying in the fall and pretty much keep going until the following fall's molt. These chicks will not start laying until Feb/March. Am I only going to get 6 months of...